Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-05
ONO REPUBLICANS.
The Platform Adopted at Their state Com
vention-The sherman Plank.

the platform adopted 10y the Ohio rcpubli-
cans mt their state convention;
We are in favor of "A protective tariff to
secure to American citizens the privilege of
supplying every article which can be pro
/ duced as well in the United States rs in
| other countries. and sufficiently to supply
! American wants. Such tariff makes de
mand for, and gives employment to the labor
! of American citizens and thereby aids in
| securing Just compensation for labor. We
dcnounce the Ohio democratic platform of "A
! tariff for revenue only, and which demands
an indiscrimnate reduction in all duties ON
imported articles. the effect of which would
! be to encourage importations, thus giving
| American patronage to foreign producers
and foreign labor rather than to our own
While we adhere to the public policy
under which our country has received from
Europe great bodies of honest. Industrious
citizens, who have added to the wealth, pro
grcss and power of our country, and while
we welcome to our shores the well disposed
and industrious emigrant, who contributse
| 10y his energy and intelligence to the cause
of free government, we view with alarm
unrestricted emigration from foreign lands
as dangerous to the peace and good order
of the country. and the integrity and char
| actcr of its citizenship. We urge Congress 10
! pass such laws and establish such regulations
! as shall protect us from the inroad of the
anarchist, the communist, the polygamiSt,
! fugitive from Justice, the insane, the DEEPEN
| dent paupCrs, the vicious and criminal
classes contract labor in every form, under
any name or guiSe; and all Others who seek
our shores, not to become a part of our citi
zcnship. who acknowledge no allegiance to
our laws. no sympathy with our aims and
/ t,,ti,. but -l,, n
make war upon society to diminish the dig
nifty and rewards of American workmen and
degrade our labor to their level. Against
| all these our gates should be closed. But,
while favoring every honorable and pract-
cable measure to protect American labor
against the evil effects of foreign immigra
| ton and competition, we recognize also the
dangers which menace it at home, and com
denim as hostile to its cause and as subversive
of its dignity and power, the bold and per
sistent usurpation III many of the States of
| its political rights and privileges. The con
| ditiOn of the men who labor in the North
cannot he maintained or improved SO long
as the men who labor in the South are wrong
fully deprived of the rights and powers of
| American citizenship. Their labor meets in
close and Immediate competition, and Meth
er can be degraded without striking at the
prosperity and independence of the other.
Recognizing these plain truths we demand
free ballot and a free count in all sections
of our country. We demand it, and ever
will demand it, rs the entire source of jus
| tice to the real producers of prosperity and
wealth. and the sole security of the republic
| and its free institutions
We dcprecate national strife and divisions.
We have placed the war, with its hates and
| Il. ~. ..f
the war must,stand acknowledgement
| honorcd and observed in every part of the
republic. More. we have never demanded:
| less we will not have Congress should eX-
crcisc it, constitutional authority. and take
control and supervision of elections of rep
rcscntativos to Congress
We demand such duties on wool and man
ufacttwos thereof as will secure the American
market to American producers
We favor liberal pensions to the soldiers
and sailors of the union, adequate appropria-
tons for the improvement of our national
water WAYS and national aid to education.
| If too much revenue be collected to meet
| these and other public needs we demand that
the first step in the reduction thereof shall
| he the abolition of the internal tax upon
American grown tobacco,
The public lands of the United States
should he sacredly held for the use and ben
eft of actual settlers alone; and the laws
| preventing the ownership of these lands by
| corporations and non residents alien should
rigidly enforced
While we condemn the false pretence of
| President Cievcland's administration of the
| civil service law we advocate the manten-
ance and proper enforcement of said law, and
demand such additional legislation as will
! remove appointments from partisan influ-
| ences.
The republican party has ever been the
| friend of oppressed nationalities, and we eX-
tend our hearty sympathy to Gladstone,
paimc and their associates III their efforts
| to secure home rule for Ireland.
We condemn the action of Mr.. Cleve
land in Vetoing pension pills. We demand
of Congress that it pass, and of the president
that he approve liberal cnactmerts pension
ing the soldiers of the country, that the help
less widows of dead soldiers regardless of the
cause of death. dependent parents and dis
abled soldiers shall receive the bounty of the
nation they fought to save and which they
richly deserve.
We heartily endorse the administration
of Governor Foraker as wise, prudent, firm
and economical; and we do especially en-
dorse and approve his patriotic declaration
that no rebel flags shall be surrendered
while he is governor.
Recognizing, as the republicans of Ohio
always have, the gifted and tried statesmen
of the republican party of other States,
loyal and unfaltcring in their devotion to the
success of the organization i'll 1883, under
whatever standard bearer the republican
, national convention may select, they have
Just pride in the record and career of John
sherman as member of the republican
, party, and ms n statesman of fidelity, large
experience and great ability. His career as
a Statesman began with tn birth of the
republican party; he has grown and devel
. ope with the growth of that organization
? his genius and patriotism are stamped upon
the records of the party and the statute sane
! constitution of the country, and believing
that his nomination for the office of president
would be wise and iudicious, we respectfully
present his name to the people of til,